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Posted: October 20, 2017
The Bulfinch Cos. signs Harvard University to 61,000 s/f lease
Cambridge, MA The Bulfinch Companies, Inc. has signed a long-term lease with Harvard University at 784 Memorial Dr. Owned by an affiliate of Bulfinch, this 61,000 s/f property is prominently situated on Memorial Dr. with sprawling views of the Charles River, the city’s Back Bay as well as Harvard’s Cambridge and Allston Campuses.
Harvard University’s information technology services department plans to occupy the entire property. 784 Memorial Dr. will serve as a new gateway to Harvard’s campus, providing tenants with easy access from Boston and the Mass Pike.
784 Memorial Dr. is an historic, four-story office building located on the banks of the Charles River. First built in 1937, and occupied by Polaroid Corp. in the 1940s and most recently by Infinity Pharmaceuticals, 784 Memorial Dr. is a true center of innovation for the past, the present, and the future.
JLL’s John Osten, managing director, Molly Heath, executive vice president and Peter Bekarian, managing director represented Harvard Real Estate.
“Harvard’s lease at 784 Memorial Dr. expands Bulfinch’s relationship with this prestigious institution, which is an existing tenant in our Harvard Square property,” said Mike Wilcox, senior vice president, director of leasing for Bulfinch. “784 Memorial Dr. presented an ideal setting for Harvard as the property offers a unique combination of historic features, a highly accessible location and superior modern infrastructure designed to support high performance operations.”
Bulfinch is an entrepreneurial, value-added real estate investment firm specializing in the development, acquisition, management, and repositioning of commercial properties in Greater Boston. Since its inception in 1936, Bulfinch has developed, acquired and repositioned more than $1 billion in commercial real estate.
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